Is my strut bent?

[BOX]

My front left tyre is wearing unevenly with the inside wearing out much quicker. My camber was -2.5 degrees apparently and I was told by the mechanic that the strut was bent. I've taken it out and it doesn't have any obvious signs of damage.
Is there a check I can do on the front strut?
What else could put the camber out by that much, I understand it should be about -1 degree?

[markovr]

Under extreme conditions I have heard that the shock tower can bend in towards the engine giving you excessive negative camber and they either try to pump it out or redrill the mounting holes for the top mount...another way out is a kmac adjustable strut top that may enable you to adjust it out.

[BOX]

Thanks for the advice, I'll put the strut back in, replace the control arm and radius rod bushes and rotate the strut cap around, then see how the camber comes out.
Or should I just replace the strut and wheel beraings also since I've got the thing out?

[14secvp]

replace it mate it will only need too come back out i put new inserts in my mates one and it made no difference it was still out you couldnt see it was bent but it made everything out camber caster the works new strut and all was good .try find an ok second hand one thats all we did then put the new shocky insert in away laughing

[greenfoam]

Take a picture of where the strut top is now you may be able to get a degree or so in the other direction depending on how it's setup right now, if you are going to put insterts in the stuts be sure to put loctite on the nut that holds the insert in or you will be pulling it out again in a couple weaks time once it comes loose and cracks the insert .

I think its better to rebuild the factory shocker with new seals and oil rather than get throw away inserts

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

The struts do bend, I came across these fairly regularly when I was doing wheel alignments. Physically you can't see it because it bends right at the base where the housing is welded to the stub axle assembly. It doesn't have to bend much for it to be out by 1 degree. There is a tool we used that bolted to the wheel nuts and pushed or pulled against the strut to straighten it. (Or bend it back the other way)